2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (259+ words) PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A new memorial planned for Pittsylvania County will honor the firefighters, rescue workers and emergency dispatchers who have served the community, including two men who died while serving the county. The Pittsylvania County Public Safety Memorial…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago   (255+ words) FREDERICK COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A driver faces a reckless driving charge after a crash involving two trucks killed both truck drivers and caused oxygen tanks to explode Thursday evening. Virginia State Police identified the drivers who died as Russell R. Haskins,…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago   (178+ words) (WSET) — The annual Danville-Pittsylvania County Fair is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. Fairgoers can enjoy carnival rides, classic fair food, monster truck rides and a demolition derby, along with plenty of other activities for the whole family. A $25 wristband gives…...

7+ hour, 7+ min ago   (157+ words) Robert Walter Bridgeman and Marc Devin Pauley were both arrested after a traffic stop led to the seizure of illegal drugs, according to the Wythe County Sheriff's Office. (WCSO, WSET) WYTHE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Two men were arrested on Saturday…...

4+ min ago   (355+ words) FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, nearly 50 first responders in Rocky Mount came together to honor the men and women who never made it home. The group walked 9.11 miles, symbolizing the 9/11 attacks, from Rocky Mount’s…...

14+ hour, 1+ min ago   (111+ words) The Lynchburg Police Department is in search of a missing and endangered person. According to LPD, 26-year-old David M. Ellis was last seen around 7:53 a.m. on Saturday. Ellis is described as being 6 feet tall and about 240 pounds. Police said he was last…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (114+ words) LYNCHBURG Va. (WSET) — Police are investigating a fatal crash in Lynchburg. On Saturday, Sept. 12, around 9 p.m., officers with the Lynchburg Police Department and crews with the Lynchburg Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle accident in the 3300 block of Campbell Avenue....

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (323+ words) BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The future of several Bedford County schools is still up in the air. School board members are weighing how to handle enrollment, school capacity and where students will go as the county looks at possible changes....

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (334+ words) DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — The Three Sisters Marathon events will begin Friday evening at Riverfront Park, with runners and spectators expected to fill the area throughout the weekend. The first event, a kids' fun run, is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (290+ words) Lexington, Va. (WSET) — Nearly one week after a powerful storm swept through Lexington, residents and crews are still cleaning up some of the worst damage the city has seen in years. Trees were knocked down across town, damaging homes, blocking…...